Ellie Rousseau has finished an MA in Fashion Menswear specialising within Knitwear and Denim at the Royal College of Art where she was granted the Roger Walls Binns Scholarship Award for both years of her studies.
Ellie worked on the Knitwear seen in Liam Hodges SS18 and AW17 collections. She has previously interned at Devon Halfnight Leflufy in Antwerp and J.W. Anderson in London.
Work history
Knitwear Design Assistant
London, United KingdomFreelance
• Menswear AW’17 and SS’18
• Production of Technical Packs
• Liasing directly with the knitwear factory in Hong Kong
• Developed knowledge on costings and lead times
• Yarn choice and garment design
• Assisted in studio management and project organisation
Studio Assistant
- Antwerp, BelgiumInternship
• Menswear AW’15
• Assisted the designer on every stage of the process from research to nal garments
• Member of the Living Art Project for creatives
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Skills
- Apparel Design
- Design Knitwear
- Denim
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- Indesign
- Research
- Factory Liaison
- Technical Packs
- Organising Photoshoots
Education
Masters
- London, United Kingdom
MA Fashion Menswear (Denim and Knitwear Specialisms)
• Awarded the Roger Walls Binns Scholarship for both years of my studies
• Awarded Kaihara Japan Denim Sponsorship plus mentorship from Mohsin Sajid
• Specialist knowledge of yarn, suppliers, spinning mills and knitwear manufacturers
• Strengthening presentation, professionalism and communication skills
• Maintaining time management and high motivation levels throughout